Senior Software Engineer

Team: IT

Location: Brazil

Commitment: Contract

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities

• Partner closely with another senior engineer to plan, build, test, and ship software while sharing ownership of delivery.

• Work directly with the client's team on a daily basis through standups, status updates, technical discussions, and scope conversations.

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Python and Flask, including database interactions through SQLAlchemy or a comparable ORM.

• Build and maintain frontend functionality using a server-rendered technology stack, including Jinja2, Bootstrap, JavaScript/jQuery, and Webpack.

• Design, implement, and maintain REST APIs and integrations with external systems and services.

• Own assigned work end-to-end, from understanding requirements and implementation through delivery and follow-up.

• Proactively identify risks, communicate timelines, track scope, and surface potential delivery issues without relying on a dedicated project manager.

• Ramp up quickly on an existing codebase, architecture, client environment, and internal tooling.

• Participate in technical discussions and contribute to practical engineering decisions that support reliable delivery.

• Collaborate effectively with client stakeholders and internal engineering partners throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Several years of professional software engineering experience at a genuinely senior level, with strong hands-on development capabilities.

• Proven production experience with Python and Flask, including SQLAlchemy or a comparable ORM.

• Strong experience with relational databases, particularly MySQL or MariaDB.

• Frontend development experience with Jinja2 templates, Bootstrap, JavaScript/jQuery, and Webpack, rather than relying exclusively on modern SPA frameworks.

• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and integrating REST APIs is essential.

• Strong spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate clearly with external clients on a daily basis.

• Experience working in consulting, professional services, IT services, outsourcing, or another client-facing environment is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as a peer to another senior engineer rather than depending on a traditional manager-led structure.

• Strong ownership mindset, including the ability to manage scope, communicate progress, identify risks, and drive work forward.

• Ability to learn quickly and become productive within an unfamiliar codebase and client environment.

• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

• Experience in insurance, risk, or fintech is a plus.

• Experience working in a two-person senior engineering model is advantageous.

• Familiarity with custom internal packages, proprietary tooling, or similar engineering environments is beneficial.

Benefits

• Annual compensation of $70,000–$80,000 USD, depending on experience.

• Full-time independent contractor engagement.

• 100% remote work within Latin America, allowing you to work from Brazil.

• Direct daily collaboration with an international client team.

• High level of autonomy and shared ownership over engineering delivery.

• Opportunity to work closely with another senior engineer in a focused engineering environment.

• Exposure to backend development with Python and Flask, relational databases, REST APIs, and server-rendered frontend technologies.

• Opportunity to work on client-facing projects where communication, ownership, and technical judgment are highly valued.

• Potential exposure to insurance, risk, fintech, and other business domains depending on the client engagement.